Author visit from Henry Cole
Today we had an author visit from Henry Cole. Henry Cole is an amazing illustrator as well as a terrific author-he's written and illustrated over 100 books! We got ready for his visit by reading some of his picture books like these. This one is a wordless picture book about the Underground Railroad. This is one of my favorites to show kids that picture books are awesome. Even for really big kids. Or this one about Caroline who moves to a new neighborhood and is inspired to create a wildlife sanctuary in her yard. My students loved this one! This one made us think about Henry as a researcher and writer, just like us! My little kids loved this one that was really about point of view. We did a little project where we traced our hands-their little ones and my big one. They thought that was hilarious! My bigger kids can't wait to start reading this brand new one by Henry! And the bigger...